Dictionary/丁

丁

丁 dīng

ㄉㄧㄥ
NHSK 7-9TOCFL L4core 10k
1male adult
2the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干
3fourth (used like "4" or "D")
4small cube of meat or vegetable
5(chemistry) butyl
6(literary) to encounter
7(archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°

Characters

Example

qǐng请bǎ把ròu肉qiē切chéng成dīng丁。
请把肉切成丁。
Please cut the meat into cubes.

See also: words & characters pronounced dīng